The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1887-05-28
OVER THE STATE.


Hon. Richard II. Edelin,, of Charles county,
is named as candidate for Governor by the Port
Tobacco Times.
The epizootic is prevailing to considerable
extent among horses in Frederick county, though
mostly of a mild form. One veterinary surgeon
reports 3S cases.
The salutatory address at the commencement
at the Western Maryland College next month
will be delivered by Mr.. Dent Downing, of Prince
Georges county.
1t is said that Mr. Joseph waesche and his
brother, of Mechanicstown, Frederick county,
are interested in the French Spoliation claims to
the extent of 81 100000.
wife, have taken up their residence for the sum
mer at their home, "Gapland," at Champions
Gap, near Burkittsville, Frederick county.
AT St. James's Memorial Church, near West
Friendship, Howard county, on Wednesday last,
Miss Rose D. Ridgely, daughter of Mr.. Jas. S.
Ridgely, was married to Mr.. John S. Johns, of
Baltimore.
The Deer Park Hotel, in Garrett county, is
now supplied with water from the boiling spring,
nearly two miles away. The great difficulty this
hotel has had to contend with heretofore was in
obtaining pure water.
Cards are out for the wedding of Miss Nettie
Bowie, daughter of ex Governor Bowie and Mr..
Eugene Roberts, which takes place at "Fairview,"
Prince Georges county, the home of the bride, on
Wednesday, June Sth.
Mr.. Edward G. W. Stake, Of Williamsport,
Washington county, died on Thursday of last
week, in the I'D year of his age. He was the
father of Hon. Edward Stake. prominent lawyer
Of Hagerstown. He had been cashier of the Will
Transport National Bank for more than 20 years.
The Frederick Citizen says: "The wheat on
the Manor, from Frederick to the Potomac, is
looking very we'll since the recent rains and sun
shine although most of the farmers contend that
they viii not make anything like big crop
There are several fields that will not make the
seed. The clover fields, with one or two excep-
tons, look WELL"
The 81. Mary's Beacon says that lady in
ST. Mary's county recently sold twelve spring
chickens for $l2 clear. From the same source we
learn that rs Of excellent land in the same
| county, near a railroad station, sold ut public
sale for $50, or about sc cents per acre. The
Hagerstown Mail suggests that there should be
some re- adjustment of values in that county.
The Westminster Advocate says Major Cole
man. formerly Of the Carrollton Hotel, Baltimore,
was the guest of Col. WIN. A. McKellip few days
ago, and was much pleased with the Colonefs
beautiful property, and thought it admirably
adapted for a summer hotel site. He expressed
the belief that there a number of citizens OF
Baltimore, with means, who would take stock in
a company to buy the place and erect suitable
buildings if they only knew the advantages OF
location the merits of the water, and the convent
ence to Baltimore.
-CnrlSt Cnurcn, oetter Known as tne Oiu
Brick Church." in Queen Caroline parish, near
Guilford, Howard county, is very old structure
The parish was organized in 1926 The original
building erected several years previous to this
date, but was rebuilt in the year 1909. The first
minister, Rev. James Macgill, took charge of the
parish in 1870, and seven years later the Mary
land Assembly passed an act making over the
building premises etc. to the vestry. The present
communion service was brought over from London
and on each piece of tits engraved the words, viz:
"Queen Caroline parish in Anne Arundel county,
Maryland, 1885," In these early times the un-
married men we're taxed, and one of the public
duties of the vestry was TO make out list of the
bachelors in the parish of rs years and upward
The vestry were also authorized by law to collect
40 lbs. of tobacco per pole for the benefit of the
minister. The records of the church are still kept
in leather bound books that have been used in the
| parish $50 years. These books were paid for
with tobacco, as an entry in one shows it to
| have cost 400 lbs.